#33 -How to defeat Balogar, the Runeblade- OCTOPATH TRAVELER Walk-through

[@nunualma8230]

HUGE THANKS! Finally beat it - used Alfyn's Concoct to create Healing Balm+ in combination with Saving Grace + Rehabilitation. Balogar felt like an ant lmao

[@rayanson2795]

Just use arrow rain with 2 hunters +bows that can blind the enemy and you're done cheesing him

[@vijaychandran4824]

Thanks I used your strat in combination with the video’s. Worked perfectly

[@rayanson2795]

@@vijaychandran4824 no problem, wasn't even a strat, I just had that bow and spammed that attack with haanit and went through the fight, it was hard ngl but him missing attacks just made it bearable for a not that high level team, once you have his class, put it on tressa and you can cheese the warmaster, then the 2 other idk, they were easy

[@Guilhardo]

Thanks a lot! 1 year later still helping people hahaha

[@rayanson2795]

@@Guilhardo np lol

[@tawfiqreza175]

ah i love internet!😄

[@twilighttiger2368]

You know what, Balogar's design kind of looks like a fusion of Cecil (Paladin) and Kain (Dragoon) from Final Fantasy 4.

[@flyingsquirrel7834]

FF4 gang

[@Keychan64]

6 supremacy

[@alqualioshammonds3761]

If you're lucky you can break him before he puts up his defenses and he won't bring them back until like two turns before rune storm

[@stabuilder]

5 years late to this lol. I’m struggling. Going to give this strategy a try.

[@voidchosen4062]

He's one cool looking god. Likes high places considering where his shrine is located.

[@tyugina6]

Olberic merchant. Surprised you didnt try to draw the bosses attention and use sidestep. Didnt think you could beat this dude without doing that

[@achooe5443]

I did that (before I beat some of the Chapter 4 bosses) and got him down to half-health. Idk what to do after that...

[@megaman161]

That works fine, until he starts throwing out party-wide attacks at 50% HP. I had to slowly whittle away at him, keeping his attack Shackled with a Thief and abused the Cleric ultimate + HP/SP Thief to rapidly drain his shields. Having a Hunter using Legsnare to bottleneck his actions prior to Breaks also really helps.

[@ricardodeleon0475]

i was thinking on using the incite+sidestep until he uses runestorm. Then, when he is break I use hired help, ophilia and cyrus divine

[@oskarbjork6653]

3:13 lol nice

[@ilfourios9684]

after like 20 tries i beat it, anything works as long as you are careful and think ahead however cyrus as a sorcer is kinda needed. i would also recommend running double hunter for arrow storm

[@thomasr.6669]

A few criticisms I have with this is that, there is a lot of equipment you put on them that is the weaker variant (Ring = 200 Max HP vs Necklace = 1,000 Max HP). And another blemish is the fact you kept Evasive Maneuvers on when that doesn’t help you in a battle at all. Other than those two and some weird weapon and equipment choices that don’t fall under the first issue I had with the builds, it was pretty solid.

[@adamvolk6623]

Maybe he's trying to show the min equipment needed to beat the boss. I used better stuff, but both were cool fights.

[@LuminousSpace]

@@adamvolk6623 yeah minimal equipment pretty useful guide, since i managed to do this as soon as i finish chapter 2

[@rhyspieces5718]

Thomas R. It doesn’t matter about that like dude nothing’s wrong with a slip up and also it doesn’t really matter as long as he did it you should be happy

[@azrielalmendral5418]

my party Tlberic Hunter Therion Dancer Alfyn Merchant Ophilia Sorcerer ( yeah i used the cheese strat on archmagus)

[@yumakuga2066]

I just cant survive the runestorm phase. Even with Rehabilitate on whole team, it doesn't matter to him. He's two shotting my team with his consecutive turns after recovering from break.

[@carlyl2032]

If you still haven't done this already, I suggest the following: Sorcerer Cyrus Tressa (I made her a Cleric here for more support) Starseer Ophelia Hunter Olberic Sorcerer and Starseer are rather easy to get as long as you use the dancer's divine + reflective veil from cleric, so that's not an issue. Runelord has two elemental weaknesses, one being light and the other dark. I suggest Cyrus learns those two spells before you start, because Balogar switches unlocked weaknesses as you know. I said Hunter because of leghold trap. The main issue with Balogar when he reaches the runestorm stage is when he does get to attack you, so you want to be useing leghold trap after the turn he unbreaks, and use Cyrus + the clerics divine (which makes the target use their spells twice) to continually work to break him. It's THE most important portion of the strategy. Also Saving Grace here works a ton, I had that on Cyrus, Ophilia, and Tressa. Ophilia and Tressa are fantastic BP bots too (which Tressa donate BP and Ophilia's Starseer spell that boosts BP).

[@achooe5443]

Carly L Should I get Starseer or Sorcerer first?

[@queenkoko8686]

@@achooe5443 Sorcerer, just because I heard Starseer is a bit harder.

[@rooh_th3cat986]

achooe sorcerer

[@Spacefrisian]

@@achooe5443 Doesnt matter, Dancer fullboost to get divine skill, use it on Cleric and let cleric get a full supplement of reflects, easy peasy. Saving grace (skill that lets you have more health also helps alot)

[@ghostlybanette4296]

If anyone could *cough cough (not Covid)* ‘remind’ me what follower that is he’s Allured? Would be very generous. Potentially also what level do you have to be to “Guide” him, instead. I should be high enough.

[@jonathanzamora4201]

He's Using another special Job un this video, I kicked Runeblade's ass with a strategy, My highest level was 46 and the other memebers of the team 44, I used Alfyn apothecary advanced technique on my Cyrus with merchant job after he got the evasion technique from merchant yo avoid gettin him killed used the item that increases BP by 4 so all my team got busted, strong armor corrosion on runeblade, another guy with a blinding bow throwing rain of arrows, and Jeep repeating this you'll feel overpowered.

[@heexorgamer]

Thank for the strategy! pretty good !

[@rayanson2795]

Haanit with a bow (that can I flinct blindness) can solo him

[@Ajoel4]

haven't managed to blind him not once, and I have two hunters with shadow bow

[@rayanson2795]

@@Ajoel4 use attacks that hits multiple times to have higher chances to proc blindness, that's all I can say

[@Ajoel4]

@@rayanson2795 I'm pretty sure I used those attacks multiple times and it didn't work... u sure you beat the boss that way? it just seems like it's fake :/

[@rayanson2795]

@@Ajoel4 I did, he missed MOST of his attacks, all I had to do was heal when needed

[@justkap7157]

Or u can be a sweat and beat him at lvl 38

[@nano__11]

Video plays super fast even if a change the speed 😫

[@user-hb7pk4mh5j]

Wait. So why did you use those rehabilitates?

[@persenn8935]

Most runes deal status effects or debuffs.

[@NorthStation]

Nice game play 👊

[@gameroomofkito8428]

Thank you!

[@azrielalmendral5418]

AAAAAAASSSSSSSSSS RUNELORD IS UNFAIR OCTOPATH TRAVELER 2 IS BETTER AND SECOND THE ENEMIES AND BOSSES JUST DO TOO MUCH DAMAGE!!

[@schlafenkirsche]

bruh just use runelord tressa

[@teemingwithasininitea]

this is balogar. the guy you need to fight before unlocking runelord. there can be no runelord tressa without unlocking the runelord job

[@Lann._]

stupid clown 😴

[@katsu5543]

💀💀💀💀

[@seapeajones]

Jfc the English is comically bad